#D4CDF2
Periwinkle · very light cool purple
About #D4CDF2
#D4CDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBF2CD — a cream tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D4CDF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4CDF2?
#D4CDF2 is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 80% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CDF2?
Use black text. Black on #D4CDF2 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CDF2?
Its complementary colour is #EBF2CD, and analogous partners are #CDD9F2 and #E7CDF2.